Program checklist · Doctor of Philosophy

Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry

Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program

Award: Doctor of Philosophy
Credential class: ceterms:DoctoralDegree
CIP: 51.1499
Total credits (published): 612
Credits (computed from items): 612
Catalog edition: 2026
Checklist type: degree-program
SOC: 19-1042

Identifiers

IPEDS UNITID: 166683
CourseShelf checklist: CK_166683_18cfc21d
CollegeTransfer.Net: Institution Transfer Profile
Source: CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Program Requirements

0 items

General Coursework

8 items

Select 48 units of graduate-level subjects in consultation with the advisor. 1, 2, 3
Not resolved to a course
48
5.90
Problems in Chemistry 4
Not resolved to a course
2
5.91
Teaching Experience in the Chemical Sciences 5
Not resolved to a course
36
Select one of the following seminar subjects each fall and spring term: 6
Not resolved to a course
10
5.913
Seminar in Organic Chemistry
Not resolved to a course
5.921
Seminar in Chemical Biology
Not resolved to a course
5.931
Seminar in Physical Chemistry
Not resolved to a course
5.941
Seminar in Inorganic Chemistry
Not resolved to a course

Thesis

1 item

5.THG
Graduate Thesis 7
Not resolved to a course
516

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